Hi, Oh, not everyday you find an MMO that works in linux. Trying it out. Doesn't work too well as of yet, but atleast it works ;) The ogg support sounds very cool indeed...when I get audio working...hrm /Robert On Saturday 14 October 2006 15:37, Carlo Capocasa wrote: > Strongly looking into the "Free" business (yes, I said 'free' AND > 'business') I ran across a world called "Second Life". > > I know, they're a silicon valley company funded by venture capitalists > and hence, they are inherently evil and all. There source code is not > released as GPL (yet). But. A whole lot of people 'come' there to get > away from their lives, which is a tremendous opportunity for musicians > like us. > > Here's how it works. You download a client (linux client is available in > 'alpha stage' and has proven stable for me, XUbuntu 6.06 LTS, Dell > Inspiron). What you get is essentially a cross between an online > roleplaying game, a chat network, and a rich set of 3D modelling tools. > So you go into this vast world, and all these other people are there. > > What's most amazing, they have a currency that can be converted into > U.S. dollars at an exchange rate that works similarly to converting to > other currencies. > > And the beef is, they support streaming audio into virtual 'land > parcels', and the beef of beef is, they support doing that in OGG Vorbis. > > Since I am building my concept of Online-Centered audio promotion that > also enables people to make a living, while preserving everyone's > authority over their own computers, this thing appears to be a godsend. > > There are already musicians broadcasting LIVE concerts in there. Anyone > who would like to look into the possibilities with me is very welcome to > drop me a line: theman -AT- carlocapocasa -DOT- com. Or just would like > some help getting sat up. > > The URL is: http://www.secondlife.com. My Second Life persona is called > 'Carlo Andree'. With this information you can add me to your 'friends' > list, and as a LAU participant you are warmly invited to. > > We have the potential here to: Be grande artists, retain creative > control, earn a wealthy living, AND preserve and further the goals of a > free society. Warm invitations to participate, and I feel this is just > one more useful tool. > > Carlo -- http://spamatica.se/musicsite/
